WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT.
* MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH MORE
LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER CHANGING TO SNOW
TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON MAY BE IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE.
* STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING
FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING ALTERNATIVE PLANS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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